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Onsite restorative effect of a rural ecological farm versus an urban public greenery space
Accessible urban greenery allows short breaks and leisure activities while experiencing nature. Studies have shown that contact with nature elicits...
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Isolation of Hexavalent chromium tolerant fungal species from urban vegetable farm soil and effluent waste in Addis Ababa& Rift valley, Ethiopia
Hexavalent chromium is resistant to degradation and harmful toxic substance to environment and community health. Physicochemical treatment methods...
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Invertebrate diversity in peri-urban community gardens and possible mechanisms of community assemblage
Urban gardening is becoming increasingly popular in the U.S., in metro and nonmetro communities alike, to address rapid urbanization and food...
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Exploring agriculture-child nutrition pathways: Evidence from Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy Program
Child undernutrition is highly prevalent around the world, particularly in low-income countries where economies are largely driven by the...
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Healing the Racial Divide in Urban Agriculture
The promise of urban agriculture (UA) is in its potential to transform the communities around it. But who is able to farm in urban spaces and the...
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Salmonella enterica in farm environments in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
BackgroundSalmonella enterica are important foodborne pathogens and the third leading cause of death among diarrheal infections worldwide. This...
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Food production and resource use of urban farms and gardens: a five-country study
There is a lack of data on resources used and food produced at urban farms. This hampers attempts to quantify the environmental impacts of urban...
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Farm adaptation to stricter nutrient management legislation and the implications for future livestock production: a review
Stricter nutrient surplus and lower emission targets are placing adaptation pressure on livestock farms in European countries, while the public...
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An analysis of net farm income to guide agricultural policies in the Ethiopian highlands
BackgroundAs part of a larger food security project under Ethiopia’s Agricultural Growth Program (CASCAPE), 928 farms in the Ethiopian Highlands were...
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Carriage of Clostridium perfringens in domestic and farm animals across the central highlands of Colombia: implications for gut health and zoonotic transmission
Clostridium perfringens inhabits the guts of humans and animal species. C. perfringens can proliferate and express an arsenal of toxins, promoting...
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Farm wage and Rice Price dynamics in Bangladesh
Empirical findings explaining the wage-price nexus in Bangladesh are diverse and conflicting. A proper understanding of the relationship between food...
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Swine farm groundwater is a hidden hotspot for antibiotic-resistant pathogenic Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter is present in the livestock environment, but little is known about their antibiotic resistance and pathogenic species in the farm...
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Factors affecting the microbiological quality and contamination of farm bulk milk by Staphylococcus aureus in dairy farms in Asella, Ethiopia
BackgroundThe determination of the microbiological quality and safety of raw milk and the associated influencing factors at the farm level is very...
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Does food security exist among farm households? Evidence from Ghana
BackgroundFood security exists when households have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times that...
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Urban Agriculture Embedded in a Food Systems Approach: The Baltimore Story
The City of Baltimore has made great progress in develo** its urban agriculture policies over the last decade, as part of an overall food systems...
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A preliminary study of pupation behavior of common banded awl, Hasora chromus (Hesperiidae: Lepidoptera) in an urban farm landscape
Common banded awl butterfly, Hasora chromus (Cramer, 1780) (Hesperiidae: Lepidoptera) is a defoliator of Pongamia or Indian beech tree, Millettia...
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On-farm experimentation practices and associated farmer-researcher relationships: a systematic literature review
The convergence among the rise of digital technologies, the attention paid to the localized issues of transitions in practices toward agroecology,...
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Effects of local farm management on wild bees through temporal and spatial spillovers: evidence from Southern India
ContextThe agricultural landscape in many low- and middle-income countries is characterized by smallholder management systems, often dependent on...
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The Högdalen urban farm: a real case assessment of sustainability attributes
While urban indoor farming is a fairly new phenomenon, there is a growing interest from producers, authorities and consumers alike. However, many...
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Different Sources of Vermicompost: Vermicomposting from Household Waste—Vermicomposting from Farm Waste
Vermicomposting is an eco-friendly and sustainable method for producing nutrient-rich compost using earthworms. This chapter provides an overview of...